"Pontius, pr. name, Acts 4:27"
Definition and meaning
Pontius, pr. name, Acts 4:27
In the original Greek the word is written: Πόντιος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pontios (G4194) across the King James Bible.
And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
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Common questions
Strong's G4194 (pontios) is a Greek word that means: Pontius, pr. name, Acts 4:27 It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word pontios (G4194) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4194 is pontios, a Greek word defined as: Pontius, pr. name, Acts 4:27. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pontios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.